ISHA Conference 2026-
Please see below the details of this year's conference
Booking link for Eventbrite tickets here
€170 for the full conference includes Friday (including Gala dinner), Saturday (including lunch)
€110 for Friday only, including Gala dinner.
€80 for Saturday only, including lunch.
Irish Student Health Association Annual Conference 2026
Date: Friday March 6th & Saturday March 7th 2026
This year, we are taking you to Maynooth (Glenroyal Hotel)
Glenroyal Room Rates for attendees- ( let hotel know when booking)
- Thursday March 5th- Single room occupancy €185- Double room-€200
- Friday March 6th- Single room occupancy €225- Double room €240
We have a wonderful line-up of speakers for this year’s conference ( will be put up when finalised!)
Something to start thinking about: Award nominations
Pauline Carbery Memorial Award - Poster Presentation Competition- Prize money €150.00
For those of you who wish to enter this year's Poster Presentation Competition, the ISHA committee is now calling for a short description
of your poster entry. This competition is open to any research or study that relates to any element of Student Health or Wellbeing. You
can email a short description to irishstudenthealth@gmail.com, with a closing date for receipt of applications at close of business on the 20th February 2026.
The Dr David Thomas Award
We are proud to announce our annual Dr David Thomas award competition to honour any colleagues who you feel have made an 'outstanding
contribution to 3rd level student health'. Submissions should be sent to irishstudenthealth@gmail.com on a Microsoft Word document, not
exceeding a single A4 page or max. 500 words. It should clearly state the Name of the Nominee and the 3rd Level Institution to which they
are attached, the Name(s) of the Proposer(s), and a description of the nominee's role and their impact on and contribution to their 3rd Level
Student Health Service. Deadline for receipt of nominations is 20th February 2026.
The Agenda is as follows:
Friday, 6th March 2026
12.00-12.45 Registration
13.00 -13.15 Welcome and Opening Address: Prof Eeva Leinonen (President Maynooth University)
13.15 -14.00 Asthma: Barbara Loughman (Respiratory CNS)
14.00-14.50 Transgender: Dr Tomás Ahearne (Consultant Endocrinologist)
14.50 -15.15 Coffee Break
15.15 -16.00 Nash/ Dash/ Admin break outs
16.00 -17.00 Motivational Speaker: Dr Brian Pennie (Neuroscientist)
17.15-18.15 Guided tour College Chapel St Patrick’s Pontifical University (optional)
19.00- 19.45 Drinks Reception followed by Gala Dinner
Saturday 7th March 2026
9.30 Welcome and Opening Address: Prof Timothy Thompson (Vice President Students and Learning (Maynooth University)
09.45 Head Injury and Concussion: Dr. Judy Dwyer (UCC and President of ISHA)
10.15 Contraception: Dr. Deirdre Lundy
11.10 Coffee Break
11.30 First Episode Psychosis: Dr AJ Metha (Consultant Psychiatrist)
12.15 Sexual Health: David Field (CNS and Sexual Health Advisor HSE)
13.15 Lunch, Prize Presentations and AGM Administration Session
9.45- 11.00 Cecily Giles (Data Protection/Freedom of Information Officer, Maynooth University)
11.00-11.30- Break
11.30-12.45- Lanas Ireland software support training.
ISHA has received financial support from Gedeon Richter for the ISHA Annual Conference 2026.
Gedeon Richter was not involved in developing the content/agenda for this meeting
